GMT: gmtset , psbasemap, pstext , psxy, and psscale: 4SM writes some scripts which call a few modules of GMT from U. of Hawaii (please note that GMT may be installed using Ubuntu's Synaptic Package Manager). These executables are included in the 4sm.calls.zip zipfile

shp2text: using this executable, 4SM converts shapefiles to textfile SHP.txt, for use with the

I have used Ubuntu and OpenEV/FWTools binaries since 2005: most convenient and sufficient. FWTools is 32 bits and orphaned since 2005. Everything these days has to be 64 bits: I am in trouble, the problem has become too much. Although there might be a way to revive it: see below.Gamers have that sort of problem (Steam), they know ways around!!! I tried using 32 bits Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS ubuntu-16.04.2-desktop-i386.iso: see below.This is beyond me, and it means the end of my 4SM project.I need help!!

Never tried using Windows version of OpenEV/FWTools through WINEmaybe this is the solution for now!!!!!!!!

Now I need to use GRASS GIS behemoth, see if it can take over from FWTools